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English is not my mother tongue, what is the equivalent idiomatic non-controversial English phrase?
by HexDecOctBin 6y ago
English is not my mother tongue, what is the equivalent idiomatic non-controversial English phrase?
- jhardy54 6y agoNot a problem at all, you probably want "brownie points". Brownie points: https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/brownie_point#English https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/brownie_point#English Good boy points: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tendies-stories https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tendies-stories
- HexDecOctBin 6y agoThanks.
- k4c9x 6y agoBrownie points? In this particular context? Seems a much poorer choice of words.
- DC-3 6y agoBrownie Points. But for what it's worth, I think it's an absurd idea to try and cleanse oneself of 4chan memes, since they form such a significant strata of internet culture. The attitude that some people have towards 4chan is embarrassing. It's just a website. Yes, it harbours fascists, but so does every other website. Moreover it's one of the few places left on the internet where people say what they think rather than what they want other people to think they think...
- HexDecOctBin 6y ago> Moreover it's one of the few places left on the internet where people say what they think rather than what they want other people to think they think... As an engineer, I believe in tradeoffs and pragmatism, not dogmatism. Thus, I have no issue with GP's objection and have made the suggested edit.